The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-12-21


THK proceedings Of the Convention OF
Republican clubs Of the country, held in
Chickering Hall. New York, last week,
show how exceedingly alive and wide
awake the Republican party is to the
I Importance Of the issues Of the coming
campaign. and the necessity Of immediate
and united action and organization 10
/ meet the perils to the country involved
I in the Cleveland Free-trade manifesto.
( Thirteen hundred men, from the States
an Territories Of the Union, inbued with
4 common impulse, the protection of the
industries of the country and the perpet-
uation of the Republican party, have
united in the preparation Of deciara-
ton Of principles which must command
the admiration Of every true lover OF
America. From frsi to last the proceed
( ings Of the Convention are full Of the
promise Of victory next year The resp
lutions adopted by the Convention have
the true ring a. the following extracts
show
We emphaiically refuse 10 abandon the
policy q home protection, on which our
upexsmpled national progress and pros
periiy are founded.
The effect Of the Democratic policy
would De Disastrous by Transferring many
of our industries % England and robbing
cur working people Of their employHent
and wages for the benefit Of British man
uiac;urers rs exhausting our accumulated
capital in the payment q foreign debts
incurred for imported merchandlse ana
as damaging the entire system oi an IN
dusirial and commercial Intercourse We
protest against Il in the name Of all
American labor and u al American en-
rerprise.
Ne receguize in the message u the
bead oi the Democratic party a tender 70
oar country 0f the choice between sup
porting the lai,orers and the industries Of
GREAT Britain and Europe generally on
The one hand and on the other the sup
purf 81 the lab0rng men and industrial
snferpri-e- of America. We respectfully
decline the former which he recommends.
and will stand by our people when We
elect a President.
The principle Of protection i not found
ed upon the interests Of any section or
one clsss of individuals but upon the in
ferests Of the country. Its supreme Oh
iss.t j. g. render America independent OF
Europe: 10 render the United States en-
iirely self-sustaining TO keep our money
al home and give employment 10 our own
working people; 10 substitute home com
petition for foreign 10 build up towns
aud villages 10 encourage agriculture
and enhance the value Of farms 70 pro-
vide home markets for the farmer; 10
adapt our manufactures 10 our domestic
wants, 70 promote the opening Of rapid
and cheap communication between the
States and Territories; 20 open mines and
- develop al the vast resources OF our
country. 20 richly blessed Of sod in all
that Il needed to make people great,
contented and happy. While the Re
publican party has, since the war, repeat
edlg cot down taxation and has uniform
ly when in power kept the surplus with
in safe limits. the Democracy have shown
themselves incompetent of either duty
and by persistentlv refusing any reduc-
ton Of taxes unless coupled with a de-
siructive assault on American industries,
are responsible for the accumulation OF
the existing surplus and all the dangers
il involves. We believe that only the
restoration Of Republican supremacy
gives assurance Of uniting reduced taxes,
a revised tariff and limited surplus, with
the preservation of the policy which
alone saves Us from becoming the com
mercial slaves of Europe.